The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21

rrss their fail trip at the windsor and after that there
will be week Of the spectacular and familiar "zoso"
E,oou.nee was Intellectual in front Of Of the consy
Island museums gone sort OF fellow was bar
sngunr the passing crowd about the wonders within
lie ves what In rural New knRa would be called
"tonEusy man. and his words were big and fluent ous
they brought few coins into the treasury. I'm anap-
pointed in my now blower" said the manager OF the
show to friend. ~ ran across him at Jersey camp
meeting and hired him the spot, but somehow 70
gious exhoration and sideshow patter don't seem 70
BE- vhoopsd up BY the same method"
Kate Claxton will open her a. well As that
Of the Peoples Theatre tomorrow night with that
familiar meodrsma, The Two Orphsns"as her me-
dun. fext week the new Dominiss Daughter" COM
psny will come and then Joe kmmet viii make his drs
cityAppssrancs Of the season
LOS, in London" an old English msodrsmA con-
sptcuously In the city late last season will eervs
the Brst hill Of the term At the brand tomorrow
night Newton BesrA the star OF the company 70 an 90
tor Of thirteen years training and pretty GOOD QUE
too The piece In spite Of the convenonay or ts plot
was successful last year aud will doubtless prove
s,rons inaugural enter anment At the brand. Next
week the nrst OF the jim the fenmsn." compan
lea Organised BY A ~ Palmer will open at the Grand
Ada Dyas 10 the leading and the rest are
Harry Pitt Joseph d. Whiting, W. J. Ferguson hra e.
L. Davenport Ian Robertson and 8. Miller Kent or
course the winter at the Grand will not be com
p.ete without Prof George Crom~ss illustrated lee
ture. They will start In October. and some Of the
visws will be new.
Although II 10 settled that Edward Harrssns season
At the Park will not commence before Oct D. It does not
follow that the house will remain dark until that date
Il IL likely on the contrary, that between Sept AND
Oct two three companies will PLAY orief engage
ments there for Hyde behman. who own the theatre
and lease Il 70 HarrGan Hansy. are trying hard 70
Sopt he Mt HafrtgnnB
return Their Il patent Il costs money 70 Keep
an unoceupied theatre on ones banda
Thsfsshon Of preliminary is notably endorsed
BY Manager Daniel Frohman who will begin one at the
Lyceum night with revival OF p" The Highes
Bid or" Edward II. Sothern. ". j. Lsmoyne. Herbert
Archer and his wife all In the old cast will be seen
again and thsrs 10 promise Of pleasant additions 70 the
company In Mrs Harry Pitt Danny Addisonl and sam
usl sothern younger brother OF Edward Tine High
est Bidder will run probably up TO Sept IL or ID and
then It will 20 OF on the road while an important new
comedy will be In "Ths Great Pink Pearl" which
will be rivsn BY Frohmans stock company as their
nrst work Of the Along In November the new
American play BY De Mile and Belasco will be staged.
and it, run will probably carry the Lycsum vs into the
new year.
Richard Mansneld will appear in "Monsieur" At the
Madison Square some weeks longer The prospect II
1000 for metropolitan introduction Of Dr. Jekyu and
Mr. Hyde" about the middle Of september. The scenic
production Of that piece will be elaborate All the sets
vii be new characteristic, and in harmony with the
spirit Of the weird drama. Ha~iey and Emena the
artls.a have entered upon their work with enthusiasm
Manager E. D. Price says the Interstate Commerce law
will not be taken into and that 1t IL the nten
ton 70 make xansaslds productions among the most
notable Of the season.
A week from tomorrow night win witness the nrst
performance on any Of The Still Alarm" the
meIodrama by mys erous author selected 70 open the
- La q
Arthurs par In the piece will play the leading role
and IL will hardly Be- the fault of the actors II the piece
shall succeed for parts have been assigned TO per-
sons 90 we'll liked Nelson wheatcrof Blanche Thorne
Charles g. Dickson sslden Irwin Blanche Vaughn and
u. j. Gallagher.
"Ermins" has drawn large houses durins the past
week at the Casino and Manager Aronson says that II
sngagemeus had not been made months ago for the
present company make tour OF sixteen weeks COM
tnenclpg Sept o. "Ermine" would be the Casino At
traction all the winter but theatrical contracts once
made. are memorable. and the company will have to
visit Philadelphia Boston Chicago baltimore and
Washington. as agreed upon Rehetrsais OF The Mar
ouis are daily he by the new company. and Leader
John J. Braham Is coaching them with considerable
spirit. He has handled about as many light opera
troupes in his day ss any musical director We know
and besides he Is q quick witted stage manager and
good Judge Of excellent chorus work Tho opera itself
counted upon by the Aronsons to make decent hit
and perhaps 1t will although will scarcely have the
.r, of novelty for /, hear In ;h! city Jus. about
nine years ago In its original french form
summsrnsht music at the Madison square Garden
has far attracted numerous attendance The orches'
ira Ia well handled by Herr tlnrichs. At Terrace Gar
den Manager Humans musicians continue and the
audiences are generally large
At Manhattan Beach Pains pyro:echnc "sebas,o-
OIL" and at At George wimans g." al OF Babylon" are
enduring outdoor attractions with little change in the
order each ainment, unless be in the way OF
improvements. PAINS show coses sep: ~ and he goes
from C,ney 10 St. Louis for Two months
Pa;hos Is nowhere funnier than in the scriocomic
songs OF the Bowery variety thea,rcs Drinks are no
longer sold In the dorums OF these houses but Mayor
Hewitt has yet abolished tobacco. an! the stage is
seen through haze OF smoke. while slcohu fumes from
the OF those who visit the adjacent bars The
performances are chiefly made up OF bufoonery and
horse play. II was under such Conditions that red
haired and unskired girl with the air of prize fighter
and the expressive gestures IT whyn tough appeared
stare. Did she do acroba &c feast Or ali athletic
dance Or fastsp the end OF rope in her mouth and
be hoisted to the roof iron jswed wonder No.
she sang The little red cradle that my mamma rocked
me In"
In fortnight, all but few OF the road companies will
be The number will show a very slight de
This year In spite Of the threatened hardship. Of
the Inter state Commerce law. This may be surprising
intel genes but it is nevertheless accurate for tvs the
days Thai this favorable showing In the face OF
almost unanimous prophecies to the contrary on the
part of managers and theatrical writers alike is more
suggestive STILL Bu perhaps the air Of prosperity I'M
Piled in the fact 10 only superficial Indeed there are
good grounds believing that many companies have
laid very i,to time" in order that hey may make
Az early test OF the expected travelling obstacles
Should these press their profits TOO severely quick
abandonment OF many may tie looked for People
who have read good deal about the In er-Sats Com
law nat have grasped Its full sisnrcance
applied 20 thearicals Briefly stated the of
portation of any amusement troupe this year will be
doub.e that OF last season and with large
combinations carrying from oae TO two car .oaGs "f
scenery. The increa.e may be shown by recent case
In point An organization Of sixtv odd people with
car load Of scenery besides personal baggage and
wardrobe jnurneyed from New York 10 Chicago Just be-
fore the law went into effect On their return
had pay full fares and Of all baggage exceeding
$50 pounds for each dcket parcna ssd The
g. lOh the Importance OF this item with travelling
manasers may thus be inteligently comprehen led
Several Of the lArIes, aud important roupes have
been forced 70 arr tos few railroad jumps and